Bad Ideas about Writing is an open-access book edited by Cheryl E. Ball and Drew M. Loewe that counters major myths about writing instruction. Written for a general audience, the collection offers opinionated, research-based statements intended to spark debate and to offer a better way of teaching writing.

The podcast is unaffiliated with the editors or authors and read by Dr. Kyle Stedman from Rockford University. All donations and ad revenue support the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund and the Computers and Writing Graduate Research Network.